The Commission is undertaking a consultation on the National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging (NSQMI) Standards. These standards will replace the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme Standards.
The Consultation on the National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Standards has now transitioned to Stage 2. The Commission is now receiving feedback the National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Standards and implementation resource through online forums.
These Frequently Asked Questions provides answers to commonly asked questions about the web tool's purpose, features, update frequency, development, data sources, consumer enquiry pathways and the role of the Commission.
This fact sheet provides general information about the web tool. The tool allows consumers to access data from their local hospital, alongside information about how safety and quality is assessed in the Australian health system.
The Safety in Health Care web tool is a national platform that allows consumers to look up safety and quality data from their local hospital.
This issue includes items on vaccination, healthcare variation, safety culture, radiation safety, integrated care, low back pain, medication safety, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, and Health Policy.
This report provides analyses of antimicrobials supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS in 2023, and trends from 2015. The report highlights antimicrobial use in aged care and by local area.
Released August 2024
This report provides analyses of data captured by Australian Passive AMR Surveillance (APAS) on antimicrobial resistance trends in multidrug-resistant organisms (MROs) from 2006 to 2023. The MROs included are:
Released July 2024
The latest RADAR published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is now available.
This decision aid can be used with your doctor to help you decide whether to use antibiotics when you have a flare-up (exacerbation) of your chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
This decision aid can be used with your doctor to help you decide whether to use antibiotics when you or your child has sinusitis (acute rhinosinusitis).